Table 2.

Summary of cybersecurity threats in DB

Cybersecurity threatAuthorsTotal no. of journals
Idenity theftAnike et al. (2023), Acharya and Joshi (2020), Ali et al. (2017), Mphatheni and Maluleke (2022), Gomes et al. (2022), Accenture (2019), Chevers (2019), Ali-Mhiqani, et al. (2016), Austin-Olowo et al. (2023), Bansal (2020); du Toit et al. (2018), Duvenhage et al. (2022), Ghelani (2022), Gomes et al. (2022), Johri and Kumar (2023), Khan (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 19
Malware attacksAnike et al. (2023), Acharya and Joshi (2020), Ali et al. (2017), Alzoubi et al. (2022), Mugari (2016), Idris and Mato (2020), Liu et al. (2022), Mbelli and Dwolatzky (2016), Akinbowale et al. (2021), Accenture (2019), Austin-Olowo et al. (2023), Bansal (2020), Duvenhage et al. (2022), Ghelani (2022), Gomes et al. (2022), Johri and Kumar (2023), Khan (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 19
Phishingand vishingAcharya and Joshi (2020), Ali et al. (2017), Johri and Kumar (2023), Mphatheni and Maluleke (2022), Idris and Mato (2020), Gomes et al. (2022), Liu et al. (2022), Akinbowale et al. (2021), Chevers (2019), Bansal (2020), Duvenhage et al. (2022), Ghelani (2022), Gomes et al. (2022), Johri and Kumar (2023), Khan (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018), Makeri (2017), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 19
Virusesand trojansAcharya and Joshi (2020), Ali et al. (2017), Mugari (2016), Idris and Mato (2020), Gomes et al. (2022), Wang et al. (2020), Mbelli and Dwolatzky (2016), Bansal (2020), Gomes et al. (2022), Johri and Kumar (2023), Khan (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018), Makeri (2017), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 14
ATM/debit/credit card fraudsAcharya and Joshi (2020), Mugari (2016), Mphatheni and Maluleke (2022), Idris and Mato (2020), Gomes et al. (2022), Austin-Olowo et al. (2023), Gomes et al. (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018), Makeri (2017), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 10
RansomwareAcharya and Joshi (2020), Mugari (2016), Wang et al. (2020), Bansal (2020), Carriere-Swallow and Haksar (2019), Duvenhage et al. (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 9
Inside threatsAcharya and Joshi (2020), Carriere-Swallow and Haksar (2019), Duvenhage et al. (2022), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 4
SpoofingAcharya and Joshi (2020), Alzoubi et al. (2022), Liu et al. (2022), Austin-Olowo et al. (2023) 4
Denial of servicesAli et al. (2017), Mugari (2016), Liu et al. (2022), Austin-Olowo et al. (2023), Bansal (2020), Carriere-Swallow and Haksar (2019), Wang et al. (2020), Akinbowale et al. (2021), Chevers (2019), Austin-Olowo et al. (2023), Duvenhage et al. (2022), Ghelani (2022), Khan (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018),Makeri (2017), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 18
Social engineeringAli et al. (2017), Liu et al. (2022), Bansal (2020), Carriere-Swallow and Haksar (2019), Duvenhage et al. (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018) 7
Cyber terrorismAnike et al. (2023), Austin-Olowo et al. (2023) 2
Computer hacking and skimmingAli et al. (2017), Mugari (2016), Johri and Kumar (2023), Mphatheni and Maluleke (2022), Idris and Mato (2020), Wang et al. (2020), Akinbowale et al. (2021), Chevers (2019), Austin-Olowo et al. (2023), Duvenhage et al. (2022), Ghelani (2022), Khan (2022), Kumudha and Rajan (2018), Makeri (2017), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 15
Unencrypted dataAlzoubi et al. (2022), du Toit et al. (2018), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 3
Unreliable third-party servicesAlzoubi et al. (2022), du Toit et al. (2018), Ghelani (2022), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 4
Direct access attacksLiu et al. (2022), du Toit et al. (2018), Ghelani (2022), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 4
Reverse engineeringLiu et al. (2022), du Toit et al. (2018), Sekhar and Kumar (2023) 3
Spam e-mailAkinbowale et al. (2021), du Toit et al. (2018) 3
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